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AOpen NMCP68ST Manual

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Disposal Instruction (US)
For better protection of our earth, please don't throw this electronic device into
municipal trash bin when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost
protection of the global environment, please recycle the product. For more
information about the collection and recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE), you are invited to visit our homepage at www.aopen.com
under "Green Products"
廃棄上の指示
より良い地球保護のために、電子機器を廃棄処分にする時は、ゴミ箱に捨てな
いで下さい。汚染を最小限に抑え、地球環境の最大限の保護のために、製品を
リサイクルして下さい。廃電気電子機器 (WEEE) の回収とリサイクルについて
の情報は、弊社ホームページwww.aopen.com の"Green Products"（環境に優
しい製品）をご覧下さい。
廢棄及回收處理
為了保護環境，請勿將本產品當作一般廢棄物處理。為減少環境污染，維護地球
資源，本產品報廢時，請回收本產品。
Instruktion til bortskaffelse (Danish)
Af hensyn til vores miljø bedes De ikke bortskaffe denne elektroniske enhed i
en almindelig affaldsspand. For at mindske forurening og sikre beskyttelse af
miljøet bedes De genbruge produktet. For yderligere information vedrørende
indsamling og genbrug af elektronik-affald (Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE)) er De velkommen til at besøge vores website www.aopen.
com og læse nærmere under "Green Products".
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  • Page 1 To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle the product. For more information about the collection and recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), you are invited to visit our homepage at www.aopen.com under “Green Products” 廃棄上の指示...
  • Page 2 Pour plus d’informations sur la gestion des déchets d’Equipements Electriques et Electroniques (DEEE ou WEEE), vous êtes invité à visiter notre site à www.aopen.com sous “ Green Products”. Entsorgungsanleitung (German) Zum besseren Schutze unseres Planeten, schmeissen Sie elektrische Geräte bitte nicht in öffentliche Mülleimer.
  • Page 3 For ĺ beskytte vĺr natur og miljř, vennligst resirkuler dette produk- tet. For mer informasjon om oppsamling og resirkulering i henhold til Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), se vĺr hjemmeside pĺ www.aopen. com under “Green Products”. Programa de Tratamento de Resíduos de Equipamentos Eléctricos e Electrónicos (Portugese)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Disposal Instructions Welcome Copyright © 2007 AOpen Inc. All Right Reserved Notes and Warning labels used in the manual ....... Safety Information ..........Chapter 1 Introduction ......... 1.1 Board and I/O Layout ........1.2 Rear I/O Ports ......... 1.3 System Block Diagram ........
  • Page 6 5.1 Driver Install Utility ........42 5.2 Other useful Features ........43 5.3 Useful Utilities .......... Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ........Troubleshooting Steps ........45 Chapter 7 Technical Support and Contact ......AOpen Technical Support Team Global Locations ....AOpen Technical Support ........

  • Page 7: Welcome

    If you lose your printed manual, you may also go to our website at http://www.aopen.com to download an updated fi le in PDF format. Now, we would like to invite you to experience this user-friendly manual and all of the powerful functions this AOpen product offers.

  • Page 8: Notes And Warning Labels Used In The Manual

    Note: This contains knowledge you should know when assem- bling or using this AOpen product, or some helpful tip. Tip: This Tip tells you some useful information that will make your installation go smoothly.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Board and I/O Layout Table 1.1 Board Components Item Item 01. Front Audio Connector 10. SATA II Connector 02. PCI slot 11. IDE Connector 03. nVIDIA MCP68S 12. CPU Fan 04. System Fan 13. NB Fan 05.

  • Page 10: Rear I/O Ports

    1.2 Rear I/O Ports Figure 1.1 Board I/O Layout Table 1.2: Real I/O Item Item 01. 19V DC Adapter Conector 08. Rear Surround (S/PIDF Out) 02. PS/2 Mouse Connector 09. Center/Subwoofer 03. PS/2 Keyboard Connector 10. Side Surround 04. USB 2.0 Port x 4 11.
  • Page 11 Table 1.3: NMCP68ST / NMCP68PVNT Specifi cations Model Model NMCP68ST / NMCP68PVNT AMD AM2 Athlon 64 x 2/64, Sempron under 65W Chipset nVIDIA® MCP68St / MCP68PVNT Main Memory DDRII 533/667 DDR DIMM x 2 DIMM Type : 256/512MB/1GB/2GB Max Memory : 4GB Graphics nVIDIA®...

  • Page 12: System Block Diagram

    1.3 System Block Diagram AMD AM2 under 65W SO DDRII Series 400/533/667MHz Serial ATA Port x 2 IDE x 1 MCP68S / MCP68PVNT HDMI RealTek Chipset ALC888 (MCP68PVNT only) USB 2.0 x 8 Marevall 88E1116 LAN Connect Componant PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Winbond Super...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Installation Overview Generally, when installing a new motherboard and peripherals into a chassis, people typically follow a certain order of steps for the installation. The list below are the general steps: Start 1. Installing CPU 2.

  • Page 14: Installing The Cpu

    2.2 Installing the CPU 1. Erect CPU socket lever up. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden arrow on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and golden arrow. then gently put CPU onto socket. 3.

  • Page 15: Installing Cpu Cooler

    2.3 Installing CPU Cooler Gently put down the CPU fan on CPU socket with four studs aimed directly over the four mounting holes. Warning: Always use the correct amount of thermal grease when mounting the CPU cooler. Follow the instructions closely. Note: This cooler and picture shown might be different from your purchased product.

  • Page 16: Installing Cpu And System Fans

    2.4 Installing CPU and System Fans Plug the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector. If you have a chassis fan, you can also plug it into the SYSFAN connector. Sensor +12V SYSFAN Connector +12V Sensor CPUFAN Connector Note: Some fans do not have a sensor pin, so fan monitoring is not supported.

  • Page 17: Installing System Memory Modules

    2.5 Installing Memory Module The motherboard provide SODIMM type memory support. There’re two SODIMM memory slots which motherboard provided. The installation of memory module as below. 1. Put the memory module with correct direction. Notice there’s one stick to make sure direction is correct. 2.

  • Page 18: Installing Ide Cable

    2.6 Installing IDE Cable The motherboard provides one IDE connector which allow you to connect two ATA 33/66/100 IDE devices like HDD. Pin1 Primary Master (1st) Primary Slave (2nd) ATA 33/66/100 IDE Connector Power Connector DC power to connect IDE devices IDE cable to connect IDE devices...

  • Page 19: Installing Sata Cable

    2.7 Installing SATA Cable The mother board provides two SATA connectors. And the nvidia MCP68PVNT supports RAID0 & RAID1 , refer to Chapter “Confi guring SATA Hard device(s) for instructions on confi ruring a RAID Array. RAID0 or RAID1 confi guration requires at least two hard drives. Connect SATA cable to the on board SATA connector.

  • Page 20: Connecting Front Panel Cable

    2.8 Connecting Front Panel Cable Attach the power LED, speaker and reset switch connectors to the corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep fl ashing while the system is in suspend mode.

  • Page 21: Pci X 1 Installation

    2.9 PCI x 1 Installation The 1x PCI cards have SATA II and Firewire and USB cards … etc. PCI Slot...

  • Page 22: Gigabit Lan

    2.10 Gigabit LAN One of the strengths is the Gigabit LAN controller on board, this mother board provides 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet for offi ce and home use. The Ethernet RJ45 connector is located above the USB connectors. The right hand sid LED indicates link mode;...

  • Page 23: Connecting Usb

    2.11 Connecting USB 2.0 This motherboard provides eight USB 2.0 ports to connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are four ports on the back panel. You can use proper cables to connect Front USB connector to USB modules or chassis front panel.

  • Page 24: Channel Audio

    2.12 Channel Audio This motherboard comes with an Azalia (Realtek ALC888) codec, which supports the latest 7.1 Channel sound with high quality audio effects, bringing you an excellent audio experience. This motherboard provides 7.1 Channel ports as shown below. The diagram represents the standard location of all speakers for 7.1 Channel sound use.

  • Page 25: Connecting Front Audio

    2.13 Connecting Front Audio If the chassis is designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to connect onboard audio to the front panel through this connector. Please remove the jumper cap from the Front Audio Connector before you connect the cable.

  • Page 26: Jp14 Clear Cmos Jumper

    2.14 JP14 Clear CMOS Jumper You can clear CMOS to restore system default settings. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below. 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. 2. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds. 3.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Setting The Bios

    AOpen’s R&D engineering team has optimized most BIOS settings of this motherboard. However, some default settings of the BIOS cannot fi ne-tune items that are controlled by chipset. Therefore, this chapter is intended to guide you and help you to confi...

  • Page 28: How To Enter The Bios Setup

    Description Page Up or + Change setting to next value or increase the value. Page Down or - Change setting to previous value or decrease value. Enter Select the item. Esc In main menu Quit without saving any changes. In sub menu Exit current menu to main menu.

  • Page 29: Standard Cmos Features

    3.4 Standard CMOS Features The “Standard CMOS Setup” sets the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and the hard disk type. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and <PgUp> or <PgDn> to select the value for each item. Standard CMOS Features >...
  • Page 30 Standard CMOS Features > IDE Channel 0 Master > IDE HDD Auto- Detection Press “Enter” to auto-detect parameters of HDD. Standard CMOS Features > IDE Channel 0 Master > IDE Channel 0 Master Defi ne the parameters of IDE devices in Channel 0 (Master or Slave). Available options: None: If there is no device, please select “None”...

  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    3.5 Advanced BIOS Features This screen appears when you select the option “Advanced BIOS Features” from the main menu. Advanced BIOS Features > Removable Device Priority Advanced BIOS Features > Hard Disk Boot Priority Advanced BIOS Features > CD-ROM Boot Priority This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence.
  • Page 32 Advanced BIOS Features > First Boot Device Advanced BIOS Features > Second Boot Device Advanced BIOS Features > Third Boot Device Advanced BIOS Features > Boot Other Device Allows you to specify the system boot sequence. Available options: Removable: Floppy, USB, ZIP…etc Hard Disk: Hard Disk Drives CD-ROM: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM…etc LAN: LAN Card with boot ROM...

  • Page 33: Advanced Chipset Features

    3.6 Integrated Peripherals This submenu appears if you select the option “Integrated Peripherals” from the main menu. This option allows you to confi gure the I/O features. Integrated Peripherals > IDE Function Setup SATA Operation Mode > This item is used to select IDE/RAID mode IDE : Confi...
  • Page 34 3.7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the motherboard green features. Power Management > ACPI Suspend Type The function allows you to select suspend types. S1 is power On Suspend and S3 is Suspend to RAM,Available Options : S1,S3 & S1 & S3 Power Management >...
  • Page 35 Power Management > WOR(RI#) From Soft-Off> This option lets you specify enable or disable Wake On Modem Ring function. Available options: Disabled, Enabled Power Management > Power-On by Alarm> This function can provide alarm to resume system immediately. Available options: Disabled, Enabled Power Management >...

  • Page 36: Power Management Setup

    Power Management > Power On Fuction> Button Only: Disable Wake on KB/MS function. You can boot up your system by power but- ton only. Power Management > AC PWR Auto Recovery> A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure.

  • Page 37: Pc Health Status

    3.8 PC health status The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the motherboard green features. PC Health Status The PC Health Status can bring PC important safety parameters for detect Health of your system. PC Health Status > CPU Smart Fan The CPU smart fan can detect CPU temperature and adjust fan speed auto- matically.

  • Page 38: Load Optimized Defaults

    3.9 Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” is used to load the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset features that are detected by the system.

  • Page 39: Set Supervisor Password

    3.10 Set Password A Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a pass- word, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup. To set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

  • Page 40: Save & Exit Setup

    3.11 Save & Exit Setup A Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a pass- word, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup.

  • Page 41: Exit Without Saving

    3.12 Exit Without Saving...

  • Page 42: Bios Upgrade Under Windows Environment

    3.13 BIOS Upgrade under Windows Environment With outstanding R&D ability of AOpen, we now bring you the EzWinFlash BIOS wizard. With an eye on convenience for users, EzWinFlash combines the BIOS binary code and fl ash module together, so the only thing you have to do is just click on the utility and downloaded from web and let it help you complete the fl...
  • Page 43 STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all applications before you start the upgrades. Download the latest version of BIOS package zip fi le from AOpen offi cial web site. (Ex: http://english.aopen.com.tw/) Unzip the downloaded BIOS package (ex: WSGMAXII102.ZIP) with WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Special Features And Utilities

    Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilites 4.1 Driver Install Utility RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) With nVIDIA MCP68PVNT implemented, nMCP68PVNt-HD provides RAID 0 and RAID 1 function for the Serial ATA hard disks. Installation Raid driver under window installation In order to make sure your system can recognize and operate Serial ATA RAID device smoothly, one have to install Raid Driver under window installation When start installing windows, then press “F6”...
  • Page 45 Press the “S” key to select “Specify Additional Device Please insert Raid Driver fl oppy Disk into Drive A: After Raid driver fl oppy disk insert properly in drive A, please “ENTER” to con- tinue.
  • Page 46 Please select “nVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)” Press “enter” after selection. Please press “ENTER” to continue installation...
  • Page 47 When the screen as show below appers, Press”Enter” to continue the driver insatllation from the fl oppy disk .

  • Page 48: Chapter 5 Installing Drivers

    Click and it is done. EzInstall makes installation easy and even foolproof! After putting in the CD, you will be prompted with the AOpen welcome page and our branch information.

  • Page 49: Other Useful Features

    5.2 Other useful Features Press the Icon to go to the “Install Driver” page. You may press “Back” to return to the main page. Once clicking “GO”, EzInstall will run the installing procedure automatically, and prompt a reboot dialog (Some drivers or utilities may skip the reboot part). Note: Due to the limitation of Intel chipsets driver, Windows 2000 is needed to be updated to service pack 4 for installing the audio...

  • Page 50: Useful Utilities

    5.3 Useful Utilities Installing Utilities is virtually the same as installing drivers. AOpen provides you with many friendly and powerful utilities to manage your system. You will fi nd a lot of fabulous utilities listed here, and all you have to do is to click on “GO”, then it will install the utilities to your system right away without complicated steps.

  • Page 51: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.1 Troubleshooting Steps You are welcome to visit our technical website to learn more about these fea- tures. Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add- on cards and cables including VGA, IDE, DFF, COM1, COM2, printer and other external devices.

  • Page 52: Chapter 7 Technical Support And Contact

    Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing AOpen products. We invite you to register at http://www.aopen.com to become a Gold Member of Club AOpen so as to ensure quality service in the future. In order to maintain the best service to every customer, we recommend you to follow the procedures below and seek help from our branches according to the region you purchased the product.
  • Page 53 Gold member of Club AOpen, and to ensure high service quality and priority from AOpen. You will also have a chance to play a slot machine game to win a prize from AOpen. Please prepare the following information before you start: Model Name, Part Number (P/N), Serial Number (S/N) and Purchase Date.

  • Page 54: Aopen Technical Support

    Online Manuals: To download a manual, please log on and then select your preferred language. Under “Type¨ directly, choose “Manuals¨ to go to our manual database. You can also fi nd the manual and EIG in AOpen Bonus Pack. http://www.aopen.com > Chose Territory > Download RCL: We recommend you to choose board/ card/device from the compatibility test reports for assembling your PC.

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